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City	Kennard
State	Texas (TX)
County	Houston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.359626
Longitude	-95.183272
Population	272
Density	81.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75847
Area Code	903
County Seat	Crockett
School District	Kennard Independent School District

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About Kennard, Texas

Kennard is a locality in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 272. The population density is 81.0 people per km². Kennard is located at 31.3596°N, 95.1833°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kennard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75847.

Kennard anchors itself firmly upon the verdant, timbered floor of East Texas, where the horizon is defined by the dense, towering canopy of the Davy Crockett National Forest. It lies 26.8 miles west of Lufkin, TX (from Lufkin, TX: bearing 273°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east of Crockett. The land here possesses a quiet, heavy stillness, shaped by the slow, persistent moisture of Elm Creek, which winds its path through the loam just a mile from the center of activity. To the north, the elevation shifts with the subtle rise of Sugar Mounds, breaking the flatness of the piney woods into a series of shadowed, earthen contours. When the humidity breaks at twilight, the air takes on a metallic, cooling scent of damp needles and pine resin, signaling the transition of a landscape that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world.

History in Kennard remains tied to the endurance of the land and the industry of the timber trade, which has long dictated the rhythm of daily life. The presence of the Davy Crockett National Forest serves as both a buffer and a defining feature, preserving a vast, wild character that separates this locale from the sprawl of industrial corridors. Residents often traverse the nearby Ratcliff Lake Trail, finding a familiar solitude in the deep shade of hardwoods that have stood long enough to witness the changing tides of regional commerce. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a heritage built on the extraction and stewardship of the forest, where the primary concerns remain the health of the timber and the quiet persistence of a life lived close to the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Baptist Church of Kennard (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 092° E
Kennard (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 075° E
Rosenwald School Historical Marker (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 056° NE
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 357° N · 161k acres
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.5 mi, 029° NE · 3,521 acres
Boggy Slough (Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 076° E
Mission Tejas State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 346° N
Houston County Museum and Visitors Center (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 258° W
Alabama Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 134° SE
Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 068° E
Angelina National Forest (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 070° E · 154k acres
Naranjo Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 103° E
Angelina College Roadrunner (Public Artwork) — 27.2 mi, 100° E
Carmike Cinema Lufkin Mall 9 (Cinema) — 27.3 mi, 097° E
Norman Memorial Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 004° N
Rusk / Palestine State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 360° N
St Andrews Church (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 295° NW
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.4 mi, 337° NW · 16k acres
Myrtle Springs School (Historic Ruins) — 32.7 mi, 298° NW
Cole Art Center at The Old Opera House (Gallery) — 35.4 mi, 061° NE
Howard House Museum (Museum) — 38.5 mi, 318° NW
Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari (Attraction) — 39.3 mi, 012° N
Fairy Garden Trail (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 318° NW
McDonald Museum (Museum) — 40.2 mi, 332° NW
Upland Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 49.4 mi, 109° E · 13k acres
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 53.3 mi, 148° SE · 109k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 59.1 mi, 300° NW
Carmike Cinemas (Cinema) — 63.2 mi, 353° N
Cowan Center (Theatre) — 66.4 mi, 357° N
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.7 mi, 165° S · 58k acres

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